Rongpo language

Rongpo
Rangpo
/r~øpø/
Native toIndia
RegionUttarakhand
EthnicityRongpo people
Native speakers
7,500 (2001)
Dialects
  • Marcha
  • Tolcha †
Language codes
ISO 639-3rnp
Glottologrong1264
ELPRongpo

Rongpo (also known as Rangpo and Rang Po Bhasa) is a West Himalayish language spoken in Uttarakhand, India. George Abraham Grierson originally called the language the Garhwal dialect of one of the Tibetic languages, but is now considered its own independent language.